4th of July Weekend!

We had a fun and busy 4th of July weekend! It was nice to have a long weekend off of work, but it still went SO fast! Oh well.
On Friday night we went out to my parents house and had a bbq and hung out at the lake. On Saturday a.m. we did a few chores around our house so we could get that over and enjoy the rest of the weekend!
On Saturday afternoon Ryan and I went to Littlefield Lake to hang out with friends. The kids stayed with my mom and dad!

Heather and I on Saturday...

(this is after a long day of boating in the sun...so don't mind the windblown hair and no makeup!)

Heather, Sonny, and I

On Sunday we packed up adn ehaded down to Clark Lake to visit with my mom's family. I was nervous so go because it is 2+ hours each way and I was afraid that that would be too much for the kids in one day (almost 5 hours in the car). BUT, they did awesome. Both slept the wile way down and the whole way back up!

Blake playing there...
(he looks sad, but he wasn't. He was a good boy all day long)

When we got back to my parent house on Sunday night, Ryan's family came over. My dad had a TON of fireworks, so it was fun!

Our niece Addy enjoyng her s'mores!

Blake isn't a huge fan of sweets...so he wasn't sure about it!

He was more interested in his toys!

Aunt Sue and my mom. My Aunt Sue was visiting from North Carolina!

Addy with Grandpa Dan (Ryan's dad)

Blake and grandpa waiting for the fireworks

Monday was another beautiful day and we just spent the whole day at the lake. Ryan's family all came over to my parents. We swam, and a bbq, and went out on the boat.

Livi enjoying the day :)

Blake, My mom, adn Aunt Sue floating!
Ryan and I

Grandpa and Liv on the boat!

School daze....

We call daycare "school" around our house....and for all practical purposes, it really is school for Blake. He learns SO much there and it is a very structured environment. We feel very fortunate that they can be at such a great place while we are at work!
Ryan leaves for work at 5:45 a.m., so he is gone before the school rush. I try to get ready and then get the kids ready to leave when I am all set. It works, IF they sleep in...if not, well...we just make it work! Most mornings consist of me RUNNING around like a crazy lady until we are all clean, cute, and ready to go. I never have time to take pictures...but for some reason the other day, I was able to squeeze a few in!!

This is what the babes look like on a "school day"...

Sweet Livi is much easier to photograph than Blake, SO I have more of her than of him!! (not because I like her more....I love them both the same :)) My happy girl!!
Getting so big!! She will be 7 months next week!!

She always wears a bow to school. She would feel naked without it :)

Love this face!

On a RARE chance that it might work, I asked Blake to stand and pose for me...and he did!! And then he was off again....so this is all I have of him :)

What a handsome little guy :)

Our trip to the zoo!!

A couple of weeks ago, my cousin Dani (was visiting from Cali), my mom, and I took the babies to the zoo!! Blake is really into animals, so we were excited to take him! It was a perfect day...and Blake was a really good boy!!

Livi was just as cute as can be in her monkey outfit :)

It was very appropriate, because there were LOTS of monkeys at this zoo!!

Blake and his "nana"
Checking out the sights!

Blake still loves to wear shades! They are a little crooked here I guess....but he would were these things ALL DAY LONG!!

Driving the tractor!

Liv just waiting patiently as usual!

He really liked teh petting zoo and wasn't afraid of any of the animals!

This lazy cow was his favorite.

The goats made me a little nervous, but not Blake!

Livi and nana looking cute!!

Sheep!!

This is the reason that O do not have any pictures with my kids...it just doesn't work!

haha....oh well....maybe in a few years!!

me and my girl!! We had a fun time and look forward to checking out another zoo soon!!

More catching up

I STILL cannot get over how great I feel now that my major work events are behind me. It has been GREAT not worrying about that stuff!! I am so looking forward to going into the holiday weekend....and enjoying a few days off!!

I am still playing catch up on some older pictures that I want to get up on here!!

My sweet Livi bug. She is seriously the best baby ever. I thought that Blake was, but Olivia is SO good. She is so happy and content. We have been so blessed to have TWO good natured babies!! Blake and his buddie Dylan had a great time at a pool party. Don't they look like old men here?! So cute.
Blake and my mom are "best friends." He seriously cannot get enough of his nana! He just LOVES to be with her...and lucky for him (and us) she feels the same way! They spent the WHOLE day together yesterday. Ryan had to work late and I was golfing with the girls, so she babysat while we were at work all day and then into the evening as well. They have so much fun together!!
Maggie (my parents dog) is doing good!! I snapped this cute picture a couple of weeks ago. My parents just installed an electric fence, so now she can hang out outside and we don't have to worry about her running away! The fireworks are FREAKING her right out though....this coming weekend is going to be tough for her. Poor thing!!
Blake is getting so big. I don't know if I am biased, but he is SO smart! It just amazes me the stuff that he learns and retains every single day now. He can hold a FULL conversation. It is so fun being his mama! I am proud :)

Ryan has an appt. down in the Detroit area tomorrow with an Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon tomorrow. He was referred to him because of all of his back issues. I am hoping that he doesn't need surgery...but more than anything I am hoping that they can come to a plan where Ryan's back pain is lessened...SO, if that means surgery, so be it I guess! Wish us (him) luck!

Im baaaaaaaaaack!!

My few weeks from hell at work are OVER!! They concluded with my golf outing that took place yesterday! It is like a HUGE weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I can finally think about non-work related things again! I have been dreaming work (ugh!) for the past few weeks, but now I am done with all of my major summer events. June is by far by worst month at work!

SO…I can post here again and start to get some new pics taken as well. I did have these few pics from Father’s Day that I had neglected to post…so I want to get these up! SOOO cute. Ryan’s 1st Father’s Day as a daddy of two :). Of course I could not get a picture with him and both babies…that is just impossible these days!

SO....here's to catching up on life again....it feels so good!!

Quick Post

I have been a bad blogger lately...and it probaby isnt going to get much better until next week. This week is my busiest week at work of the whole year. I have a HUGE event that takes place Wed, Thurs, Fri and then my big golf outing on Monday...so I am swamped and running around like a crazy lady all day long!!

We had a great weekend and enjoyed the warm weather!! Saturday we went to a pool party. Blake had a blast! He is such a good swimmer. The swimming essons paid off!!

Sunday we spent time with my dad, ryans dad, went to an open house for Ryan's cousin, and celebrated fathers day for Ry...it was a crazy busy day! I am lucky to have some many awesome father's in my life...and my kids are lucky too!! A GREAT dad, and two AWESOME papa's both within a few miles!!

A few cute pics of my dad (papa) and Blake on fathers day!

I promise to be a better blogger starting NEXT week!! I have lots of pics and lots of posts in mind already!

Olivia Kay is 6 months old today!

I really cannot believe that my baby girl is 6 months old today! The little sweetie has been through a lot in her short 6 months of life….but she is doing awesome now and we are so lucky to have her!!

A few stats:
-She now wears size 3-6 mo., or 6 mo. clothing
-She wears a size 2 diaper
-She smiles and laughs ALL of the time!
-She loves her brother and gets the biggest kick out of him
-She rolls over on her own, from front to back and back to front
-She is trying to sit up on her own, but hasn’t mastered it yet.
-She eats 1st foods (fruits and veggies) and rice cereal 2 -3 times per day. She is a really good eater. She takes formula in between feedings.
-She still gets up at night to eat, but usually just one time now. She goes right back to sleep.
-I am not sure how much she weighs because her 6 month well visit isn’t for a few weeks. My best guess is that she weighs about 15 pounds! She is still a peanut, but definitely catching up!
-Her favorite toys are her excersaucer and her floor play gym. She loves all of the toys, sounds, lights, etc.
-Her hair is coming in nicely…it is much darker and straighter than Blake’s was/is!
-Her eyes are SO pretty and they light up when she smiles!

We are really just so lucky to have such a perfect baby girl! I cannot believe that she will be 1 in 6 short months! EEEK!